Conference News: Comms & Culture in Boston; Speak at ViVe; Demoday for OGs
Chi-Town to Beantown: Ragan’s Employee Communications & Culture Conference offers comms professionals practical and innovative ideas that will help them keep employees engaged and productive. The springtime event has always been held in Chicago, but the conference organizers are making a big change in 2026. They are moving from the Windy City to Beantown. Ragan has announced that next year’s conference will be at the Westin Boston Seaport from 21-23 April 2026. More information may be found here.
Something New from the OG: Since 2014 the Operators Guild (OG) has gathered a community of finance and operations professionals who help each other navigate the issues involved in scaling companies and develop professional networks. The group has an active online forum, hosts dinners and webinars, as well as a couple of Summits each year. Next month the Operators Guild will debut a virtual Demo Day. Over two mornings, attendees will experience “high-impact product demos across nine handpicked categories, from AI-powered finance ops to RevOps systems and strategic planning tools.”
Submission Opportunity: ViVe merges the leadership of CHIME and the marketplace of HLTH, offering opportunities for networking, collaboration, and exploring the latest trends and technologies in the digital health sector. Sessions explore the future of healthcare, bringing together executives, innovators, and decision-makers to tackle some of the sector’s biggest challenges. The conference organizers are currently seeking speakers for the next edition, taking place from 22 – 26 February 2026 in LA. Interested in being a speaker? Remember to follow the session guidelines found here and submit well before the 16 October deadline.
Lunchtime Learning: Bloomberg Tech London 2025 is just over a month away, scheduled for 21 October. That program will cover critical issues ranging from AI regulation and cybersecurity to quantum computing and industrial policy. But for anyone who can’t get enough on the future of European tech sovereignty in the meantime, check out Bloomberg’s great eight-minute highlights video from 2024, featuring snippets from conversations with leaders like BT Group’s Bas Burger, Pionen’s Jessica Figueras, and Enveil’s Ellison Anne William.
Coming Up Next Week: IBC – short for the International Broadcasting Convention – brings together the global media, entertainment, and technology community to shape the future of our industry from 12-15 September in Amsterdam. IBC is organized across 14 halls broken out by sector to help attendees prioritize their time. The 11th annual Fast Company Innovation Festival gets underway 15 September at venues across New York, highlighting innovations in tech, design, fashion, sustainability, and healthcare. A new event by the founders of ShopTalk and GroceryShop, Retail Club AI Deep Dive Retreat will gather retail, brands and technology providers together for a timely, in-depth exploration of AI from 14-17 September in Huntington Beach, CA. Speaking of ShopTalk – ShopTalk Fall runs 17-19 September at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, where it will dive into the digitization of the full retail organization. One of Europe’s leading digital marketing & tech event, DMEXCO – whose 2025 theme “Be Bold. Move Forward.” explores the will to drive innovation, take advantage of the right opportunities and overcome challenges by thinking ahead – will be held 17-18 September in Cologne. Finally, Axios will hold its first ever Media Trends Live, a New York event dedicated to the people, platforms, and power shifts redefining media on 18 September.